EBay narrows payment options

By AAP on 11 April 2008

Tags: auctions | ebay | paypal | buyer | deposit | payment | service | increase

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jgrnet
11/04/2008 12:34 PM

That wont stop me from placing my bank details on my listing. If this does not work I will be passing it on to buyers.

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bishy96
11/04/2008 01:15 PM

Bit greedy if you ask me, if ebay isnt making enough money as it is they are now going to make money off the buyers as well. I like the smoke screen by ebay in saying that "most would benefit from the increased level of security"

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ADSLNerd
11/04/2008 02:39 PM

Ive never had any payment issues and prefer direct deposit because it takes 2 days to transfer funds from a bank account into Paypal. Ebay are becoming more money hungry and a lot of sellers will jump the sinking ship with this as one of the final nails in the coffin.

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gilmour
11/04/2008 03:39 PM

As a buyer Paypal is not a bad thing. But for sellers your screwed as soon as a buyer raises any objections, say good bye to your money. Buyers are now safer but sellers will now be wide open to abuse and fraud with little protection.

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Anthony
11/04/2008 05:13 PM

I think this is a smart move on behalf of ebay to protect buyers. Buyer security has been a growing concern, where eBay have been receiving a considerable amount of bad press where shoppers are being ripped off by dodgy sellers. Hopefully it may act as a deterrent for fraudulent selling activities.

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chris manuel
chris manuel
11/04/2008 05:41 PM

I've never had a problem with Bank Deposit

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